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The Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies has announced that there are facilities available for wildfire evacuees, several of those facilities are in Rocky View County and neighbouring Mountain View County.

On its website, The Agricultural Society has a map with the location details, as well as what the facilities include and contact details.

Multiple local fire departments have announced that they have deployed members to Jasper as a devastating wildfire has breached the town. 

Carstairs Fire Department shared that they have sent equipment as well as three members to assist in firefighting efforts, adding they picked up a member from the Didsbury Fire Department, driving through the night to reach the town.

A Disbury couple won $5 million in the LOTTO 6/49 draw.

After decades together, Murray and Darlene Timmins will now be set for a long time after their big lottery win. Their winning ticket came from the June 26 draw.

The couple has a routine when it comes to lottery purchases.

“We’ve been playing the same numbers since the 80s,” Darlene said. “They were the same numbers my late father played, as well.

Calgary Stampede Lotteries has announced the winners of the 2024 Stampede Lotteries draws.

"The prize winners were randomly selected on Wednesday, July 17. Congratulations to all The Greatest Winners!" The Calgary Stampede stated.

Local winners

• Kinsmen Million Winners (groceries for a month): Marco Cesario, Airdrie  

• Kinsmen Million Winners (fuel for a month): Shaun Byrne, Rocky View County

Alberta Mounties have provided an update on an incident that occurred late last month involving the exchange of gunfire between police and a suspect near Carstairs.

According to Mounties, as a result of the investigation by the Southern Alberta District General Investigation Section and Calgary Police Service into the incidents leading up to the officer-involved shooting, charges have been pursued against a 34-year-old Calgary resident, Stefan Service. 

Didsbury RCMP are investigating after a Didsbury senior was defrauded out of thousands of dollars.

On June 13, Didsbury RCMP received a report about a local senior who got a call from a man claiming to be her grandson. He said he was in jail and needed bail money. Later, a different man came to the senior's home to collect the money in person.

An earlier motor vehicle collision on the QEII, southbound near Township Road 310 south of Didsbury, near the junction with Highway 582, has been cleared.

Earlier this afternoon, there were reports of traffic congestion in the area as well as delays. Motorists were asked to drive with caution. There were no other details on the collision, including whether there were any injuries sustained. 

Didsbury Mounties said that just before noon on Friday, they received a call reporting a semi-tractor trailer unit on fire on the QEII Highway near Township Road 294.

"The driver of the semi was able to detach his load; however, the tractor unit was a complete loss. Fire departments from Carstairs and Crossfield responded to the fire, and we were able to extinguish the blaze," police stated.

There were no injuries reported.

Didsbury RCMP and other emergency services have cleared a vehicle fire on the QE II near Township Road 294. Police said that normal traffic flow has resumed.

Earlier this afternoon, Mounties and other emergency services responded to a vehicle fire north of Airdrie.

There was a detour in place, and police had previously advised motorists to take the Highway 2A exit at Crossfield to bypass the road closure.

There is no word on injuries or what caused the fire.

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